Casting rod



Nov. 6 ,1923.

C. A. OBERMAIER CASTING ROD l/Vl/E/l/TOH' (IH. Ober-maier' ATTORNEYSFiled Sept. 29

Patented Nov. 6, 1923.

UNITED STATES CARL .AUGUST OBEBMAIEB, F LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA.

CASTING BOD.

Application med September 29, 1922. Serial No. 591,878.

To all whom t mayy concern.'

Be it known that I, CARL A. citizen of Germany, and a resident of Lomoc,in the county of Santa Barbara and tate of Californiahhhve invented anew and Improved Casting Rod, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in casting rods, and moreparticularly to an automatic casting fishing tackle, or gun pole, anobject of the invention being to provide a rod carrying a reel andoperating to shoot a projectile carrying the line, hook bait, and th'esinker, the desired distance.

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated whichfunctions as a gun having a trigger and a projecting means releasedthereby which functions to discharge a projectile as far as may bedesired, and in accordance with the aim of the operator. j

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated, whichpermits the ordinary inexperienced fisherman to accurately cast in thesurf or eleswhere, and enable him to enjoy the sport of fishing undersuch circumstances, which is now only enjoyed by those expert incasting.

A further object is to provide a device of the character stated whichcan be so adjusted as-to permit the discharge or ejection of theprojectile the desired distance by simply adjusting the tension of aspring, thecompression of which being indicated by suitable marks on thebarrel of the device.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction and combinations, and arrangement ofparts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal sectionillustrating my improved device showing the parts in set position forcasting.

Figure 2 is an enlarged view in transverse section on the line 2 2, ofFigure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged view in transverse section on the line 3 3, ofFigure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view in transverse section on the line L.1 -4,of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary view in elevation of-a portion ofthe barrel showing the compression indicating means.

'Figure 6y is a view in longitudinal section through the projectile.

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Fi re 7 is a view in transverse section on the .Ime 7-7, of Figure 6.

Flgure 8 is a view in elevation of a rod section ada ,ted to beconnected to the device shown in igure 1 after the projectile has beendischarged.

l represents a cylindrical barrel, having a handhold 2 around the sameadjacent one end, this handhold being of cork or formed in any otherapproved manner to provide a grlp on the rod. A plunger 3 fits the boreof barrel 1 and is mounted to slide therein.

Pressure is exerted against the 'plunger 3 by a coiled spring 4 locatedin the'barrel back of the plunger and secured at its rear end to a ring5 which is keyed to move longitudinally in the barrel as shown at 6, butheld against rotary movement, as will be readily understood. The ring 5is internally screw threaded to mesh with the threads of an adjustingscrew 7. This screw 7 is relatively long, has rotary mounting in asleeve 8 fixed in the rear end of the barrel 1 and is provided with anenlarged head 9 to facilitate the longitudinal movement of the ring 5.,and consequently the compression of the spring 4. t

The barrel 1 is provided with a longitudinal slot 10 through which theconvolutions of the spring 4 can be seen, and indicating brackets aremarked on the barrel which register with the convolutions of the springand indicate the pressure of the spring so that by adjusting the screw 7the spring can be given any desired pressure to throw the vprojectilethe desired distance as will more fully hereinafter appear.

11 represents a tubular guide or rod extension which is secured in theforward end of barrel 1 by means of a collar or ring 12 and projectsinwardly into the barrel 1 a distance suicient to provide an air chamber13 between the tube 11 and the barrel 1 for the reception of a tubularextension 14 on plunger 3 so that this space 13 functions as a dash potto cushion the forward movement of the plunger.

A plunger rod 15 `is at its rear end, screwed into a threaded socket inthe plunger 3 as shown at 16, and at its forward end lits the tube 11and is provided with longitudinal grooves 17 which constitute airoutlets to prevent'the formation of a too great air cushion in thedischarge end of the barrel.

18 represents a projectile which is preferably shaped like an ordinarybullet and is provided at its rear end with a swiveled eye 19 to whichan intermediate portion of the line 20 is secured. This line 20 ismovable through a longitudinalslot 21 in tube 11 and carries an desiredarrangement of hook 22, lure or bait 23 or other form of fishingapparatus.

Around the intermediate ortion of barrel 1 a sleeve 24 is xed and thissleeve 24 supports a reel casing 25 containing an desired arrangement ofreel 26 on whic the line 20 is wound.

The sleeve 24 has also xed thereto a trigger casing 27 in which atrigger 28 is pivotally supported on a Vbracket 29 and linger openings30 are provided in the sides of the casing 27 to admit the finger tooperate the trigger. The trig er 28 engages one end of a pawl 31 whichatter is pivotally supported as shown at 32, and is provided with acoiled spring 33 pressing the same through a slot 34 in barrel 1 and inposition to be engagedby an annular shoulder 35 on the plunger 3 asclearly shown in Figure 1.

To prevent accidental movement of the trigger 28 I provide a safetydevice 36 which is mounted to slide in a slot 37 in casing 27 and ismanually operated to be ositioned under the trigger. as shown in igure 1to prevent operation of the trigger A or may be moved rearwardly out ofthe path rcarryingwith 1t of the trigger when it is desired to operatethe latter,

In Figure 8 I illustrate a section of rod 38 which may be iitted intovthe end of the tube 21 after the projectile has been discharged, andthe line 2O can be. positioned in slotted line guides 39 and 40 to holdthe line and permit the fisherman to manipulate the pole in landing hiscatch.

The operation of my improved device is as follows: Assuming the parts tobe in the position shown in Figure 1, the rod is aimed and the trigger28 forced rearwardly thus moving the pawl 31 from the path of shoulder35 and allowing the spring 4 to force the plunger 3 and rod 15 forwardlyto eject the projectile the desired distance and in the desireddirection carrying with it the line, hook and bait or other tackle.

The plunger may be set by forcing the rod 15 inwardly in any approvedmanner, and it will be noted that by a construction of this kind any oneof average intelligence can use the device for casting and perform thework accurately.

While I have described a particular construction of 'ejecting means Iwould have it understood that I do not limit myself in this regard as Iwish to cover broadly the idea of a fishing rod or casting device whichfunctions as a gun to discharge a projectile the"line and hence I do notlimit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself atliberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within thespirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim: l

1. A casting rod, comprising' a barrel, a

projectile ejecting plunger 1n the barrel, a trlgger mechanism normallyholding the plunger inset position, an internally screw threaded r1nkeyed to move longitudinally 1n the barre a coiled spring in the barrelbetween the ring and the plunger, a screw mounted to turn in the barrel,a head on the end of the screw outside of the barrel, said screwengaging the internal threads of the rlng, and said barrel having a slottherein exposlng the convolutions of the spring, and having indicatingmarks thereon to indicate the tension of the spring by the spacing ofthe convolutions thereof.

2. A castin rod comprising a barrel a tube fixed in t e barrel, aprojectile movable 1n the tube, a swiveled eye in the projectile adaptedto receive a line to be cast, and a cylindrical extension on the plungeradapted to move between the barrel and the tube and compress the air insaid space to check the forward movement of the plunger.

3. A casting rod, comprising a barrel, an ejecting plunger in thebarrel,-a slotted projectile guiding tube communicating with the barrel,a rod on the plunger engaging the projectile, a line supported on thebarrel and connected to the projectile, and a rod extension fitting theend of the tube and having'3 line guides thereon to receive the line aer the projectile has been ejected.

4. In a casting rod, a barrel, a tubular member having a portionextending into an end of said barrel in spaced relation thereto andcombining therewith to form an air chamber, a line carrying projectilein said tubular member, and a rojectile ejecting member movable in saidarrel to eject the projectile from said tubular member and aving aportion engageable in said air chamber to cushion the movement of saidejecting member.

5. In a casting rod, a pair of members, one of which has a portionextending into the other in spaced relation to form an air chamber, aline carrying projectile movable in one of said members, and projectileejecting means movable in the other member an having a portion thereofengageable in said chamber to cushion the movement of said means whenejecting the projectile.

6. In a casting rod, a barrel, a line carrying projectile movable withrespect thereto, propelling means for said projectile, a sleeve on saidbarrel, a reel casing carried by said sleeve for receiving Said line, asecond casing on said sleeve on the opposite side. thereof from thefirst named casing,

and a mechanism in said second casing opoperable to actuate saidejecting member, erable to release said propelling means to remeans forregulating the tension of said lease said projectile. spring, and meanson said barrel adjacent 10 7. In a castin rod, a barrel having a 1onsaidslot forindicating the tension of said 5 gitudinal slot t erein, aprojectile ejecting spring by the spacing of the convolutions membermovable in said barrel, a coil s ring thereof.

vlsible through the slit in said barre and CARL AUGUSTOBERMAIER.

